Samuel Rutherford — Scottish Theologian died on December 30, 1661

Rev Samuel Rutherford (or Samuell Rutherfoord was a Scottish Presbyterian pastor, theologian and author, and one of the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly... (wikipedia)

Millions of hells of sinners cannot come near to exhaust infinite grace.
Let your children be as so many flowers, borrowed from God. If the flowers die or wither, thank God for a summer loan of them.
When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines.
Think it not hard if you get not your will, nor your delights in this life; God will have you to rejoice in nothing but himself.
See that you buy the field where the Pearl is; sell all, and make a purchase of salvation. Think it not easy: for it is a steep ascent to eternal glory: many are lying dead by the way, slain with security.